Which to use
“trinquer” and “troquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,239
- “trinquer” frequency rank
- #42,099
- “troquer” frequency rank
- 86338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trinquer | troquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Boire en choquant, cognant les verres en signe de joie, pour marquer son amitié ou pour faire un vœu. | Échanger, donner en troc. |
Where the eye mixes trinquer and troquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trinquer vs troquer
A purely visual mix-up. trinquer (\tʁɛ̃.ke\) and troquer (\tʁɔ.ke\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trinquer is recorded at frequency rank #44,239, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɛ̃.ke\. troquer is at rank #42,099, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɔ.ke\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 86338, this pair ranks #9,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trinquer vs troquer
Shared letters: eqrtu. Private to "trinquer": in. Private to "troquer": o.
"trinquer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC · "troquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trinquer" for "troquer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trinquer" vs "troquer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "trinquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "troquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,852 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trinquer" and "troquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trinquer vs trique". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #9,852 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.